Washington panchang, 9 December 2023
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 03:42 Kartika month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:16 to 16:44- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:16 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta 07:16 – 07:54
- Durmuhurta 07:54 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam 09:38 – 10:49
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:19
- Yamaganda 13:11 – 14:22
- 08:28 Karana becomes Taitila
- 13:06 Yoga becomes Atiganda
Night
16:44 to 07:16 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 20:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:20 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 20:43
- Nakshatra Swati until 01:20 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shobhana until 13:06
- Karana Kaulava until 08:28, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:28 Karana becomes Taitila
- 13:06 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 20:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 20:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:20 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:16 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:16 – 07:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:54 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:38 – 10:49
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 13:06 – 15:30
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 14:22
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:19 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:39
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:16 – 01:20 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:16 – 01:20 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:16 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:27 – 09:38 | Good |
| Rog | 09:38 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:49 – 12:00 | Bad |
| Char | 12:00 – 13:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:11 – 14:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:22 – 15:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:33 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:44 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:33 – 20:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:22 – 22:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:11 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:00 – 01:49 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:49 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:38 – 05:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:27 – 07:16 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:16 NowSaturn
- 08:03 NowJupiter
- 08:50 NowMars
- 09:38 NowSun
- 10:25 NowVenus
- 11:12 NowMercury
- 12:00 NowMoon
- 12:47 NowSaturn
- 13:35 NowJupiter
- 14:22 NowMars
- 15:09 NowSun
- 15:57 NowVenus
- 16:44 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 19:10 NowSaturn
- 20:22 NowJupiter
- 21:35 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:00 NowVenus
- 01:13 NowMercury
- 02:26 NowMoon
- 03:38 NowSaturn
- 04:51 NowJupiter
- 06:04 NowMars
- 07:16 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:16 NowMars
- 10:16 NowSun
- 11:16 NowVenus
- 12:16 NowMercury
- 13:16 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:16 NowJupiter
- 16:16 NowMars
- 17:16 NowSun
- 18:16 NowVenus
- 19:16 NowMercury
- 20:16 NowMoon
- 21:16 NowSaturn
- 22:16 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSun
- 01:16 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:16 NowMoon
- 04:16 NowSaturn
- 05:16 NowJupiter
- 06:16 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 05:27 Libra
- 05:27 – 07:52 Scorpio
- 07:52 – 09:53 Sagittarius
- 09:53 – 11:26 Capricorn
- 11:26 – 12:41 Aquarius
- 12:41 – 13:54 Pisces
- 13:54 – 15:18 Aries
- 15:18 – 17:07 Taurus
- 17:07 – 19:25 Gemini
- 19:25 – 21:55 Cancer
- 21:55 – 00:24 next day Leo
- 00:24 – 02:53 next day Virgo
- 02:53 – 05:23 next day Libra
- 05:23 – 07:16 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in EST (UTC-5) · Method